Diploma of Creative Arts (Game Design) JMC Academy

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Award	Attendance	Study	Duration	Start	Domestic fees	International fees
Diploma	On-Campus	Full-time	2 trimester	February, June, September	$9000.00 trimester per	$10600.00 trimester per

Course fee notes

Domestic: 8,600 AUD per trimester

International: 9,800 AUD per trimester

Course overview

As gamification becomes an integral part of the future of this world, some of the most in-demand players in the entertainment industry are game developers and visual effects specialists.

Game Development at JMC feeds this drive, providing the skills and knowledge to create fully immersive digital environments. Learn how to design, develop and implement an idea, with emphasis on creativity and expression through concept creation, digital drawing, environment modelling and game-engine implementation.

Get hands-on expertise in leading industry software like Maya and the Unity game engine, and use our 18-camera leading precision motion-capture suites and VR facilities to create interactive game prototypes and quality game assets, and graduate with the skills demanded by leading developers.

We take game design and development to heart at JMC, with the best tech in the trade, including Wacom Intuos Pro and Cintiq tablets,18-camera leading precision motion-capture suites, VR facilities (HTC Vive, Oculus Ri VR), Green-screen studios, Mixing and recording studios, Rendering tech (Redshi , Pixar RenderMan, Arnold) Quixel for texturing, Mudbox and 3D-Coat for sculpting, Compositing tech (A er E ects and Fusion), Adobe suite, Autodesk Maya, Unity, ZBrush.

At Diploma level, design, develop, prototype and implement an idea, and gain hands-on knowledge of leading industry software and game engines. Explore everything from concept drawing, digital sculpting, visual narrative and games design to expressive animation techniques, game art development, 3D modeling, asset creation and building immersive game spaces.

You will begin to understand the core components of visual narrative and games design and will adopt a range of rich, diverse and expressive animation techniques, which you'll develop into sophisticated outcomes.

A solid foundation in game-art development practice will provide you with the perfect platform upon which to deepen your critical level of knowledge and understanding in a Bachelor degree.